Sohn et al., Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2006
:
To explore the mechanisms by which LDL regulates CTGF and collagen IV expression in HAECs, we determined first if CTGF and collagen IV are downstream targets for regulation by transforming growth factor-beta ( TGF-beta ) ... Inhibition of p38 ( mapk ) activities did not affect LDL induced TGF-beta1, CTGF, and collagen IV expression
Yu et al., Exp Eye Res 2009
(Macular Degeneration) :
LDL and ox-LDL led to induced expression of Fn, Laa1 and Col4a2 , whereas HDL had no influence